Feed-bag for horses.



R. H. OlTTO.

FEED BAG FOR HORSES. APPLICATION man AUG-30. 191s.

1,25 9,897. Patented Mar. 19, 1918 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BICHARD H. ITTO,'OF NEMO, SOUTH DAKOTA.

" FEED-BAG FOR HORSES.

To (dbl/071107721 z'tmay concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD H. OITTO, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Nemo, in the county of Lawrence, State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and usei'ul Improvements in Feed-Bags for Horses; and I do hereby declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact descrip- Copies of this patent may be obtained ior tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which. it appertains to make and use the same,

The present invention is. directed to improvements in feed bagsfor horses, and has for its object to vso construct a device of this character that the bag will be so supported that when the horse moves his head clownwardly the bag will move upwardly.

' A further object of the invention is to provide a feed bag for this purpose which can be easily applied to the head of the animal and when in place thereon the movement of the bag willbe controlled by the movement ofthe head of the animal so that the animal can reach the feed upon the bottom of the bag. 1

It is a well known fact that the conventional form of feed bag is so constructed that the horse is compelled to throw his head upwardly to reach the feed on the bottom of the bag, and it is to overcome this objection that the, present invention has been per-. fected.

\Viththese and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fullydescribed, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 isa side elevation oflthe device. Fig. 2 1s a sectlonal View on l1ne'22 of.

Fig. 1.

Fig, 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the eye plates. g

Fig. 4. is a sectional View on line 44 of Fig. 1.

- Referring to the drawing 1 indicates the feed bag which has'suitablysecured to'i-ts sides plates 2, said plates having'supported thereto laterally extending eyes 3, the purpose of which will appear later.

A pair of loops 4 are provided, said loops being formed preferably from stout. wire and have the upper ends of their legs 5 tor-- buckle having connected thereto rear ends of the straps 12, the forward ends of said straps, after being passed through the rings 13 carried by the straps 7 are engaged with the bag 1. r

v Specification of Letters Patent. Patented lIar, 19', 1918. v,

Application filed August 30, 1916. Serial No. 117,787. I

It will be noted that one ofthe legs 5 of the loops 4 is slidably engaged with the eyes 3 so that when the animal lowers its head the bag 1 will be drawnupwardly, and at which time the legs 5 slide in the eyes 3, thus permitting the animal to obtain all the feed within the bag. Heretofore the animal in an attempt to obtain the feed inthe bag would quickly jerk the head upwardlywith the consequent loss of feed from the-bag.

That is claimed is v A device of the class described, comprising a headstrap having portions arranged to lie longitudinally of the cheeks of a horse and having pivotally connected .to

their lower ends elongated loops, a recep- 'tacle provided with eyes at diametricall" opposite' points of its sides and through each of whicheyes a side of a corresponding loop is slidingly engaged, and flexible members connected with the upper portion of the receptacle and having slidable connection with the headstrap and adapted at their upper ends for connection with a fixed portion of a harness.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

P. K; EDWARDS, J USTUS Linns'rnom;

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